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No. 561,128. Patented June 2, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

MOSES RANGEY AND PETER PLANTE, OF SCHENECTADY, NEV YORK.

TROLLEY-SWITCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,128, dated June 2,1896.

Application filed. January 17, 1896 $erial No. 575,842. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MOSES RANGEY and PETER PLANTE, of Schenectady,inthe county of Schenectady, in the State of New York, have invented newand useful Improvements in Trolley-Switches, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear,and exact description.

Our invention relates to trolley wire switches, and by which atrolley-wheel is automatically shunted from a main-line wire onto abranch, or vice versa, and thereby savin g all hand-shiftin g andenabling the trolleywheel to run from the main line onto the branch orfrom the branch onto the main line.

Our object is to provide a trolley-switch body with improved means forconnecting it to or mounting it upon the wire or wires, wherebysoldering is not essential, by providing the body with end arms, whichare provided with prongs, which are adapted to be folded over the wiresfrom opposite sides, and by providing it with switch-rails connected attheir ends to a slide mounted in ways or upon a way across theswitchbody, and providing a spring or springs, which engage with the endof one of the switch-rails or the slide connected to the other rail, andoperate to return said rail and slide, respectively, to their normalposition after the trolley-wheel has passed, said switch-rails beingadapted to be operated independently.

Our invention consists in the several novel features of construction andoperation hereinafter described and which are specifically set forth inthe claims hereunto annexed. It is constructed as follows, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the switch. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan thereof. Fig. 3 is atop plan thereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation. of one switch-rail. Fig. 5is a top plan thereof. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail showing the end ofthis switch-rail and its mounting upon its guide bar or way. Fig. 7 is aside elevation of the other switch-rail. Fig. 8 is a top plan thereof.Fig. 9 is an end elevation thereof, showing its mounting upon a slide.

A is the switch-body, usually provided on top with the ribs 2 andprovided at one end with an arm 3 and at the other with arms 4 5. All ofthese are provided with the upwardlyprojecting prongs 6, those on thearms 3 and 4, being clenched over the main-line wire 7 and those on thearm 5 being clenched over the branch wire 8, tied to the main-line wireat 9. may be used, if deemed desirable.

The guy-wires 10 are tied to the body in any ordinary manner. Eachbody-arm is provided with a track 11, secured to the uprights 12,secured to or integral with the switch-body. A way 13 is suitablysecured to the under side of said body, and-upon it the switch-rail14'is mounted at one end, said way passing through a slot 15 in the arm16, the other end being shouldered and pivoted upon apin 17 through thelaterals 18 upon the uprights 12.

Another switch-rail a is pivoted at 19, is provided with an arm 20, andis secured to or integral with the slide 21,which is mounted in a slotin the lug 22, secured to or integral with the switch-body.

At a suitablepoint or points upon the switch-body a stud 23 (or studs)is erected, and 24: is a suitable spring mounted therein in any suitablemanner and having one end in suitable engagement with the end of theswitch-rail 14 and the other in suitable engagement with the slide 21.Vhen a trolleywheel is running on the main wire from B to D and thewheel, guided and controlled by the car to which it is connected,strikes the switch-rail 14, it will force the left-hand end overalongside of the switch-rail a, as shown by the dotted lines, and thewheel will follow the wire to D. When a wheel is running from H to B,then it will open the right-hand end of the rail a, as indicated by thedotted lines, and pass onto the wire beyond toward B. In eithercase thespring or springs will return the rail operated to its normal position.

Having described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In atrolley-switch, a switch-body provided with uprights at or neareach end, two movable rails pivoted to the uprights, but at oppositeends of the frame, each rail being provided with an arm at one end whichextends at a right angle to the rail, combined This supports the switch,and solder with a spring which has its ends connected to to return thefree ends of the rails to posisaid arms to return the free ends of therails tion, substantially as described. to position after having beenmoved by the In witness whereof We have hereunto set trolley,substantially as shown. our hands on this 6th day of January, 1896. 5 2.A switch-body provided with uprights at each end, and guides 22 and 13on its lower MOSES RANGEY.

side, combined with two pivoted rails, having PETER PLANTE.

arms which extend at a right angle thereto In presence ofand which armsengage the guides; and a MARK E. COUCH,

:0 spring having its ends connected to said arms C. F. RANGEY.

